So, this popped up recently over on EB and I couldn't find any posts regarding it here in the license forum.

Apparently someone has gotten his or her hands on what appears to be a LEGO official War Machine minifigure, possibly belonging to one of the Iron Man 3 sets scheduled for release later this year. The figure doesn't seem like its a custom, to me at least. These images are from a Flickr account photostream named -Nick Harro. The images are originally from an eBay auction.

Feel free to comment or speculate. And if this belongs in a different forum, please move. Thank you.

Interesting if true, there have been concept art pieces of classic colours WM circulating, but no confirmation if he'd appear in 'Iron Man 3', this could be it, would like to see an Iron Patriot variant too though.

I'm glad we are getting a War Machine fig of this variant. I know the Iron Patriot colors look sweet, but I'd be disappointed if that was the only War Machine we got. I hope LEGO intends on giving him his shoulder gun though. In case they don't though, I guess its time to start considering modifications.

Hopefully we'll get some sneak peaks at any of the other Iron Man 3 minifigs, or Man of Steel for that matter.

Dr Axels wrote:I'm glad we are getting a War Machine fig of this variant. I know the Iron Patriot colors look sweet, but I'd be disappointed if that was the only War Machine we got. I hope LEGO intends on giving him his shoulder gun though. In case they don't though, I guess its time to start considering modifications.

Hopefully we'll get some sneak peaks at any of the other Iron Man 3 minifigs, or Man of Steel for that matter.

If they can make Ock arms and Venom tendrils, this should be a cinch (spelling?) it's also the most iconic aspect of WM so they'd be fools to leave it out.

Dr Axels wrote:Would this be able to attach to a 1x1 clip stud while using the 1 stud neckwear for minifigs?

Yeah, probably. Even if LEGO doesn't do this, everyone will probably make their own. But I seriously doubt LEGO will leave his weapons out. I can see them NOT giving him the arm-mounted rocket launchers, but to skip over the shoulder-mounted machine gun and rocket launcher would be unacceptable.